History is not a plain narrative of events. It is an attempt to discover how and why our own world emerged.

Studying History is an exciting chance to investigate global unfamiliar territory and to question some of the myths, preconceptions and prejudices that surround the subject. 

Times Higher Education ranked the Department 1st in the country for its performance in the latest Research Excellence Framework exercise. We are also ranked in the Top 100 in the QS World University Rankings 2018. We offer a wide choice of specialist courses taught by academic staff world-renowned for their teaching and research. The size and quality of the department enables us to offer you a wide range of options across the medieval, early modern and modern periods, and over a vast geographical span.